JOHN COLTRANE - ART BLAKEY'S BIG BAND AND QUARTET (180g IMPORT LP)

Throughout his long career as a bandleader, drummer Art Blakey very rarely played with big bands. This Bethlehem date was a one-shot affair, an opportunity for his powerful drumming to be heard propelling a 15-piece orchestra through a set of mostly new material. With arrangers Melba Liston and Al Cohn and such soloists as John Coltrane (who is also featured on two quintet numbers), trombonist Jimmy Cleveland and trumpeters Donald Byrd and Ray Copeland, this was a mighty band indeed!

John Coltrane Art Blakey's Big Band And Quartet Track Listing

1. Midriff
2. Ain't Life Grand
3. Tippin'
4. Pristine
5. El Toro Valiente
6. The Kiss of No Return
7. The Outer World
8. Oasis